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J_William_Ryan

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8. The contempt

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Jun 10, 2017, 10:43 AM

Jun 2017

far too many on the right have for the Framers’ mandate that church and state remain separate renders conservative dogma as dangerous as it is failed and wrongheaded.

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The strange origins of the GOP ideology that rejects caring for the poor [View all] babylonsister Jun 2017 OP

conservatives ALWAYS view "the poor" as being minorites undeserving of assistance as they are too beachbum bob Jun 2017 #1

Great read. Thanks for posting. Bookmarked. crazylikafox Jun 2017 #2

Good read. Thanks for posting. nt DURHAM D Jun 2017 #3

Great article. dalton99a Jun 2017 #4

Reminds me of Rumsfeld's use of "fungible" Freethinker65 Jun 2017 #5

Those pesky 2 Thessalonians... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #6

The biggest unfounded assumption there is that "the poor" don't work bhikkhu Jun 2017 #7

Your point is well taken. I work with poor people who work 10-12 hours a day Boomerproud Jun 2017 #11

The contempt J_William_Ryan Jun 2017 #8

Christians rejecting christian principles? Not novel, but excellent analysis. k&r. n/t X_Digger Jun 2017 #9

Jeff Sharlets book "The Family' is essential reading riderinthestorm Jun 2017 #10

It always comes back to I got mine so I deserve it. ucrdem Jun 2017 #12

Obviously, if God gave it to me I deserve it... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #14

The gospel according to safeinOhio Jun 2017 #13

American Calvinism. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #15